https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/53/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/chicago-cubs-2025-mlb-draft-day-1-recap-collegiate-outfielders-a-righty-pitcher-r1965/The Cubs wrapped up an interesting first day of the 2025 MLB Draft with three (seemingly) under-slot reaches. That strategy mostly lines up with their previous drafts, where they saved some money on safer picks in early rounds before going for broke on high-upside players in later rounds that ma...1965Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/unsung-contributors-are-reinforcing-cubs-offense-r1916/The Cubs' offense has been as deep as it has been explosive this year, with contributions coming from both superstars and role players alike. wOBA (weighted On-Base Average) is an alternative version of on-base percentage that accounts for how a player gets on base rather than just getting on ba...1916Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:22:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/trade-for-charlie-morton-might-be-just-what-chicago-cubs-need-r1955/It's no secret that the Cubs need starting pitching depth between today and the trade deadline. I also think it's no secret that they will acquire starting pitching. Jim Bowden of the Athletic claims that the Cubs are "all-in", and the hope of many Cub fans (myself included) is that the team acq...1955Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:58:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/matthew-boyds-all-star-nod-rewards-a-journey-of-grit-and-redemption-r1942/To be completely honest, the eyes of many Cubs fans rolled to the back of their head during the offseason when they got the notification that Chicago inked left-hander Matthew Boyd to a two-year deal worth $29 million. Even here at North Side Baseball, some of the reactions were less than enthus...1942Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:09:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/colin-rea-switched-lanes-and-shook-up-his-arsenal-this-year%E2%80%94and-hes-not-stopping-now-r1952/In his last two seasons with the Brewers, Colin Rea was almost a fixture in the starting rotation all season. His improbable success—he entered 2023 having pitched just 20 innings in the majors over the previous six campaigns—kept an injury-riddled pitching staff humming. Milwaukee couldn't have...1952Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-on-overachieving-overstriding-and-the-true-spin-sweet-spot-hes-found-r1950/The power binge that has turned Pete Crow-Armstrong from a glove-first player into the starting center fielder for the National League All-Stars certainly didn't catch him by surprise. "I always knew it was in there," he said Tuesday, inside the visitors' clubhouse at Target Field in Minnea...1950Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:47:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/after-firing-top-exec-mike-rizzo-nationals-could-listen-on-mackenzie-gore-this-month-r1949/For the balance of this week, expect the Washington Nationals (and interim leader of baseball operations Michael DeBartolo Jr.) to focus tightly on the 2025 MLB Draft. It kicks off Sunday, and the Nationals have the first overall pick. Though the scouting department that will drive key decisions...1949Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/navigating-some-ian-happ-baserunning-concerns-r1940/If you've followed this space at any point within the last year, you know I have struggled to balance my opinion of Ian Happ. I've made a habit of questioning the overall offensive toolbox and, occasionally, bringing passive opposition to his defensive reputation. While I've come to understand h...1940Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:12:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/waiting-is-the-hardest-part-why-trades-might-not-happen-until-the-last-minute-r1935/Here we are at the beginning of July, just after Independence Day. As you know, the MLB trade deadline is the evening of July 31, and other than an insane and surprising Rafael Devers trade (which probably wouldn't have involved the Cubs but is fun to think about), nothing really has happened be...1935Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:47:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-byron-buxton-all-stars-impact-tools/By the time the Minnesota Twins visited Wrigley Field last August, Pete Crow-Armstrong had begun the breakout that has made him one of the main characters of Major League Baseball in 2025. He wasn't yet the player he's been this season, but he'd made an important change to his mechanics that had...1946Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:25:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzuki-all-star-snub-doesnt-make-his-first-half-less-meaningful-r1941/Seiya Suzuki is already posting career numbers in his fourth MLB season and is leading all of baseball in runs batted in. Still, for some reason, he was snubbed from making his first-ever All-Star appearance. The righty is hitting .263/.319/.561 to go along with 25 home runs, 48 runs, 77 runs kn...1941Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:35:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-closer-daniel-palencia-velocity-team-control/We live in the golden era of Chicago Cubs baseball, such as it is. The organization hasn't known prolonged, uninterrupted success for (say) a decade at any point since World War II, but they've come closest in the period since Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over at the end of 2011. Mostly, that...1937Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:20:01 +0000